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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the customary stages of the dying or grieving process in the typical sequence are | denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. |
| You have received a request to perform a radiographic study on a patient who is clearly intoxicated but coherent. In preparing to perform this procedure, you should | ensure your safety by checking to see that the hospital security officer will stay with the patient during the procedure. |
| When working with an elderly patient, | speak slowly and clearly and ask for understanding and feedback. |
| When dealing with a terminally ill patient who demonstrates an understanding of their condition, which of the following would seem most appropriate? | Politely working in silence as necessary and attending to his/her physical needs |
| When radiographing a toddler, | use simple one-word instructions that are familiar to the child. |
| Understanding one’s emotions as well as the emotions of a patient and their families, is commonly referred to as having | emotional intelligence. |
| A patient coming to you for a KUB exam states, “My belly hurts.” A logical question to ask next would be | “Can you touch the area of your abdomen that specifically hurts?” |
| As you prepare to take a PA chest radiograph on a patient who is suspected of having a lung collapse, you note that the patient has an extremely difficult time taking in a deep inspiration. A radiologic and imaging sciences professional would | record the observable depth of inspiration as additional history |
| Which of the following is not one of the sacred seven of medical histories? | Family history |
| It would be inappropriate to | ask the patient leading questions regarding his or her symptoms. |
| Patient pain that has been occurring over several months would be considered | chronic |
| It would be professionally appropriate for the imaging professional to | gently touch the patient to clarify the location of their pain |
| When asking about a patient’s pain, it is effective to | ask the patient to point to or touch the area that hurts and record the information. |
| A terminal patient who wants to stay alive long enough to see an offspring graduate from college, would be in what stage of the dying process? | Bargaining |
| The cadence and rhythm of your speech, often referred to as the “music of speech,” is known as | paralanguage |